jazzbo Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Dizzy Gillepsie "A Portrait of Duke Ellington" Verve cd I blew the dust off this one, haven't heard it in a long time. This is interesting because the arrangements and orchestrations are disctinctly non-Ellingtonian for the most part and Dizzy often plays here reverently and gracefully which was not always his modus operandi! Lots to enjoy here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 minute ago, jazzbo said: Dizzy Gillepsie "A Portrait of Duke Ellington" Verve cd I blew the dust off this one, haven't heard it in a long time. This is interesting because the arrangements and orchestrations are disctinctly non-Ellingtonian for the most part and Dizzy often plays here reverently and gracefully which was not always his modus operandi! Lots to enjoy here. Clare Fischer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzbo Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) "Classic Savoy Be-bop Sessions 1945-1949" Mosaic Records, disc 8 This disc has sessions led by Howard McGhee, Leo Parker and Brew Moore. Sound is excellent Edited January 12, 2021 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HutchFan Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Shabaka & the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse) Very, very impressive. And totally rooted in a late-60s/early-70s jazz vibe/aesthetic. All sorts of echoes -- not a coincidence that this is on the Impulse imprint -- but re-swizzled and contemporary. Along with Pharoah and Shepp and Marion Brown and the rest, S. African "township jazz" is also a huge part of their equation: the Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Moholo, Pukwana, Dyani. (The bassist is killer à la Dyani. Terrific GROOVE but more than just groove.) Love the poetry, the freedom to fly around ignoring borders of genre, the visionary aspect. This doesn't operate like "normal" jazz, nor is it trying to. And I think that's exciting, especially when the music coalesces as well as this does.  Edited January 12, 2021 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Shabaka & the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse) Very, very impressive. And totally rooted in a late-60s/early-70s jazz vibe/aesthetic. All sorts of echoes -- not a coincidence that this is on the Impulse imprint -- but re-swizzled and contemporary. Along with Pharoah and Shepp and Marion Brown and the rest, S. African "township jazz" is also a huge part of their equation: the Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Moholo, Pukwana, Dyani. (The bassist is killer à la Dyani. Terrific GROOVE but more than just groove.) Love the poetry, the freedom to fly around ignoring borders of genre, the visionary aspect. This doesn't operate like "normal" jazz, nor is it trying to. And I think that's exciting, especially when the music coalesces as well as this does.  It's such a good album. I like your description. I'm guessing you know the first album too which is also very good. As are albums by Hutchings' other band Sons Of Kemet, different but equally impressive.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, mjazzg said: It's such a good album. I like your description. I'm guessing you know the first album too which is also very good. As are albums by Hutchings' other band Sons Of Kemet, different but equally impressive.  I've heard some of Hutchings other records -- Wisdom of Elders -- but I haven't listened especially closely. We Are Sent Here by History is his first that I've really gotten to know. That's going to be changing though.   NP: Now this is a different cuppa altogether. Such a great band. Always great to hear Frank Strozier. And Shelly Manne is so easy to overlook. What an excellent drummer he was.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Shabaka & the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse) Very, very impressive. And totally rooted in a late-60s/early-70s jazz vibe/aesthetic. All sorts of echoes -- not a coincidence that this is on the Impulse imprint -- but re-swizzled and contemporary. Along with Pharoah and Shepp and Marion Brown and the rest, S. African "township jazz" is also a huge part of their equation: the Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Moholo, Pukwana, Dyani. (The bassist is killer à la Dyani. Terrific GROOVE but more than just groove.) Love the poetry, the freedom to fly around ignoring borders of genre, the visionary aspect. This doesn't operate like "normal" jazz, nor is it trying to. And I think that's exciting, especially when the music coalesces as well as this does.  Well said 3 minutes ago, HutchFan said: And Shelly Manne is so easy to overlook. What an excellent drummer he was. One of the best, although for me it's hard to overlook him. Those live Black Hawk dates are all essential IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rabshakeh Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, HutchFan said: Shabaka & the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here by History (Impulse) Very, very impressive. And totally rooted in a late-60s/early-70s jazz vibe/aesthetic. All sorts of echoes -- not a coincidence that this is on the Impulse imprint -- but re-swizzled and contemporary. Along with Pharoah and Shepp and Marion Brown and the rest, S. African "township jazz" is also a huge part of their equation: the Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Moholo, Pukwana, Dyani. (The bassist is killer à la Dyani. Terrific GROOVE but more than just groove.) Love the poetry, the freedom to fly around ignoring borders of genre, the visionary aspect. This doesn't operate like "normal" jazz, nor is it trying to. And I think that's exciting, especially when the music coalesces as well as this does. It's a really good record, that one. I think it's one of the first records I'd heard in a while that's so successful at crossing over between genres, without losing its jazz heart. You could play it really loud on a sound system and it would go down well. My 17 year old cousin recently got my 81 year old aunt really into Shabaka. She keeps sending me YouTube clips of him soloing. He's got an appeal across the ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzbo Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 {bootleg copy} disc 3 Now on to. . . . Miles Davis "Miles in Tokyo--Miles Davis Live in Concert" Sony DSD lp facsimile cd I never will get tired of this one, a great show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GA Russell Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 19 hours ago, Dub Modal said: Toans for Joan's Bones. Ferrell & Shaw take off on this one. One time ca. 1970 I entered a record store in Washington. The albums were sorted by label rather than by artist. The manager asked me what I was looking for, and I said, "Vortex." He said, "Tones for Joan's Bones!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said: Good one .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Continuing with my Mobley romp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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